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Abstract
【解決手段】真空中での波長がλ0 に近い光を検出するための光検出要素は、屈折率がnsであり、厚さがλ0/4ns 乃至λ0/20nsの範囲にある半導体層(1) と、該半導体層(1) の一側に設けられており、前記屈折率nsより小さい第1の屈折率を有して前記光を透過させる第1の媒体(3) と、前記半導体層(1) の他側に設けられており、前記屈折率nsより小さい第2の屈折率を有しており、幅がλ0/nsに略等しい領域(5) を有する第2の媒体(6) と、前記半導体層(1) の他側であって、前記領域(5) の両側に設けられており、前記第2の屈折率より大きい第3の屈折率を有しており、前記第2の媒体(6) と共に反射性界面を形成する第3の媒体(7) とを備えている。
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− 光検出要素は、周波数の点で選択的ではある必要がほとんどない。
− 光検出要素は、測定時間外で反射する必要が全くないか、又は僅かのみ反射してもよい。
− 光検出要素は、入射する光線の入射角にほとんど影響されない必要がある。
− 光検出要素は、入射する光線の偏倚にほとんど影響されない必要がある。
− 光検出要素は、2つの基本的な偏光の内の1つを選択可能である必要がある。
− 光検出要素は、寸法が検出されるべき光線の波長より小さい必要がある。
CdTe基板3 上に薄いHgCdTe層1 をエピタキシーにより形成する工程、
HgCdTe層1 上に層7 、例えば金の層を堆積する工程、
層7 に一又は複数の開口部を形成する工程、及び
図1に示された領域5 に相当する層7 の開口部に位置する部分を有するCdTe層6 を堆積する工程
を連続的に行うことにより形成される。
3 基板、(第1の媒体)
5 領域
6 CdTe層、(第2の媒体)
7 領域、(第3の媒体)
Claims (10)
- 真空中での波長がλ0 に近い光を検出するための光検出要素において、
屈折率がnsであり、厚さがλ0/4ns 乃至λ0/20nsの範囲にある半導体層と、
該半導体層の一側に設けられており、前記屈折率nsより小さい第1の屈折率を有して前記光を透過させる第1の媒体と、
前記半導体層の他側に設けられており、前記屈折率nsより小さい第2の屈折率を有しており、幅がλ0/nsに略等しい領域を有する第2の媒体と、
前記半導体層の他側であって、前記領域の両側に設けられており、前記第2の屈折率より大きい第3の屈折率を有しており、前記第2の媒体と共に反射性界面を形成する第3の媒体と
を備えていることを特徴とする光検出要素。 - 前記半導体層の厚さが、λ0/4ns 乃至λ0/10nsの範囲にあることを特徴とする請求項1に記載の光検出要素。
- 前記第2の媒体は前記第1の媒体と同一材であることを特徴とする請求項1又は2に記載の光検出要素。
- 前記第2の媒体の屈折率が、前記第1の媒体の屈折率より大きいことを特徴とする請求項1又は2に記載の光検出要素。
- 前記第3の媒体は金属であることを特徴とする請求項1乃至4のいずれかに記載の光検出要素。
- 前記第3の媒体の厚さが、λ0/10より大きいことを特徴とする請求項5に記載の光検出要素。
- 前記半導体層は水銀カドミウムテルルであり、前記第1の媒体はカドミウムテルルであり、前記第2の媒体はカドミウムテルルであり、前記第3の媒体は金であることを特徴とする請求項1乃至6のいずれかに記載の光検出要素。
- 所定の大きさを有する光検出器を形成すべく、請求項1乃至7のいずれかに記載の光検出要素が並列に接続されてなる組立体。
- 画素アレイを形成すべく、請求項1乃至7のいずれかに記載の光検出要素が別々に接続されてなる組立体。
- 同一又は異なる波長で作動可能な光検出要素を備えた請求項8又は9に記載の組立体。
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